Safety watch-pocket.



. G. W. ROBERTSON.

SAFETY WATCH POCKET. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 1906.

PATENTED APR. 2, 1907,

/ ZVVENT-OR Alla/Hey UNITED STATES PAT rricn.

SAFETY WATCH-POCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 2, 1907.

Application filed November 20, 1906. Serial No. 344.802.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. ROBERT- SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Trego, in the county of Washburn and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Watch-Pockets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in security watch holders adapted especially for use in holding a watch in a pocket in such a manner as to make it impossible for sneak-thieves to withdraw the watch without detection.

My invention consists, further, in various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in Which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application of my invention to a pocket. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the device. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view, and Figs. I, 5, and 6 are detail views.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A A designate two rings of resilientmetal, which are fastened together substantially one-half of their circumference, leaving the upper portions of the two rings free from each other and adapted to open to allow a watch or other article to be inserted between the open portions of the rings.

B B designate strips of fabric, which are fastened between the rings, forming a pocket, said sheets of fabric being closed about onehalf the distance about their marginal edges and open corresponding to the free resilient portions of the rings. Each of said rings has a groove D formed therein by pressing the ring outward, the two grooves being opposite each other and adapted to embrace the stem of a watch.

E is a plate, which has two lugs E bent upon themselves and adapted to hook over the marginal edge of a pocket if the device is used in a pocket, or, if desired, said lugs may hook over a belt if the device is used as a purse for holding change. In order to securely hold the device to the support-either pocket, belt, or other article-I provide the strip F, which has an indenture F, corresponding to an indenture K, formed in plate E, in which it is seated, and lugs N project from the ends of said strip through slits O, formed in said plate, and the ends of said lugs are formed into spurs N, adapted to engage the fabric over which the hooked lugs are bent. Said spring being made of a resilient material the spurred lugs thereon will be normally held in such positions to engage the object to which the hooked lugs are attached.

In order to protect the watch or other articles placed within the device and also the pocket or belt upon which the same may be supported, the metallic parts are preferably covered with any suitable material.

In applying the device to a pocket the hooked lugs are caught over the edge of the pocket, and the portions of the lugs which extend outside the pocket may be ornamented, if desired, with any suitable emblems. The spurs upon the spring-strip will engage the fabric and hold the purse securely in place. By separating the free portions of the rings the watch may be inserted between the same, and after being once placed Within the pocket the resilient rings will close and the stem of the watch may be held between the two grooved portions thereof, thereby securely holding the same in place.

By the provision of the device shown and described it will be observed that a simple and efficient means is afforded for securely holding a watch within a pocket, and, if desired, the device may be utilized with slight variations to carry change, as a purse, or for other purposes.

I/Vhat I claim is 1. A security watch-purse consisting of two resilient rings fastened together about portions of their peripheries, sheets of fabric secured to said rings and forming a pocket, the free portions of said rings having indentures formed therein, a plate having lugs bent upon themselves to form hooks adapted to engage over the edge of a pocket, said plate secured to one of said rings, and means carried by the plate for holding the latter to the edge of a pocket, as set forth.

2. A security watchpurse consist ng of two resilient rings fastened together about portions of their peripheries, sheets of fabric IIO secured to said rings and forming a pocket, the free portions of said rings having indentures formed therein, a plate having lugs bent upon themselves to form hooks adapted to engage over the edge of a pocket, said plate secured to one of said rings, a resilient strip fixed to one of said rings and to said plate and having spurs adapted to cooperate with said lugs to hold the plate to the edge of a pocket, as set forth.

3. A security watch-purse consisting of two resilient rings fastened together about portions of their peripheries, sheets of fabric secured to said rings and forming a pocket, the free portions of said rings having indentures formed therein, a plate having lugs bent upon themselves to form hooks adapted to engage over the edge of a pocket, said plate secured to one of said rin s, a resilient striplixed to one of said rings and to said plate and provided with lugs at its ends extending through slits in said plate, and providedgwith spurs at the ends of said lugs adapted to cooperate with said lugs upon the plate to retain the device over the edge of a pocket, as set forth.

4-, A security watch-purse comprising two.

resilient rings fastened together about portions of their peripheries, sheets of fabric fastened to said. rings and forming a pocket, the free portion of each ring having an outwardly-fornied groove adapted to normally embrace the stem of a watch contained within the pocket, a plate having an indenture therein adapted to receive the outwardlybent portion of one of said. rings to which it is fastened, lugs upon said plate which are bent upon themselves to form hooks, a resilient strip with an indenture seated in the indenture of said plate to which it is fastened and provided with lugs having spurs at their ends which. extend through slits in said plate and cooperate with said. lugs which are bent upon themselves to hold the same to the edge of an object which is to support the device, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto allix my signature in. the presence of two witnesses.

G EORGE ROBE R'ISON V' itnesses:

J. l). THOMAS. LnAs. P. James. 

